The Brookhaven leader., 1887-11-10
THE STATE.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
AND CONDENSED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.

Thursday the oath, is Thanksgiving
day.
DIR. Jcre Sanders died ut Quit
man.
A Democratic Legislature by over
) to !.
The mail facilities of Vicksburg are
being improved.
Prof. Mayes' reply to Senator George
contains $500 words.
Capt. Bustamante, of Jackson, has
moved to Birmingham.
A Sunday train now runs between
Harriston and Natchez.
2943 |. c. r. II. tickets were sold in
Jackson during October.
The Knights of Labor Ball was a
grand event at Vicksburg.
The Wesson Argosy is going to
open matrimonial bureau.
November LIST, witnessed the close,
for the season, ofCoOper's Well.
The railroad commission is prepar-
ing its report for the legislature.
jackson molirns the death of one of
her oldest citizens, Col. w. II. Ter
rett.
Col. c. f. Hooker addressed the
Shipping League at Birmingham Nov.
9th.
While playing in lint cotton II little
boy in Washington county was smooth
cred.
Natchez received 1929 bales of
cotton and shipped II 1892 up to Oct.
29th.
Mr.. Hatch was rewarded with sew
enty conversions at the Water Valley
meeting.
|. V. Enochs delivered an able adj
dress last week to the Farmers ALI
ance at lerrE.
Dir. Andrews united in marriage
Miss Ada Barr, of Jackson, and Mr..
A. f. Klinker.
Mr.. w. A. Henry, of the Yazoo SEN
tinel, is c. T. of the Good Templars
Lodge at Iazoo.
One of the Oldest citizens of Ray
mond, Mr.. r. Sively, died at his
home last week.
Mrs. W. f. Millsaps died near Bow
erton recently. She was an alumna
of Whitworth college.
A. F. Piazza, late Captain of the
Vicksburg Rifles, has that Office among
Crystal Springs Volunteers.
Miss Sallie b. Morgan and Charles
+. Hooker il, are appointed to collect
funds for the Confederate monu
ment.
Mr.. J. \. Weathcrford, the photog-
rapher of Canton, and Miss. Martha
Leitch, of that place, were recently
married.
Mr.. p. G. Ratlitf, son of W. L. Rat
| lift, and most worthy young man,
married Miss Annie Beasley, of Shu-
qualak.
One of Rankin county's old and val
liable citizens, David l.. Wilson, aged
6S years, died last week after "a
hours illness.
Judge Frazee, IL prominent Repub-
lican during the time of Ames, oppos-
ed Frank Burkitt for legislative hon
ors in Chickasaw.
DR.. Sylvester CratOn's little son,
aged years, was recently run over
by runaway horse at Canton. His
skull was fractured.
At Lexington Miss Emily Wright is
Postmistress, and Miss. Molly Hosk
ins, telegrapher, and the express
7 d3Cllt Is ulSO Il y
BY the final decision of the U. 5.
Supreme Court, in the matter of the
direct tax of 1861, Mississippi will
recover a considerable sum of mon
ey.
Mr.. J. j. Nusum, who recently lost
his gin, removed to Mr.. Magruder's
gin near Russum, when again the
flames destroyed his hopes, his cotton
and his seed.
| The residence of Samuel Stone mt
Terry was destroyed by fire. He and his
wife had just returned from a northern
trip with their winter supplies, which
were all consumed.
The river commission has allowed
$11 900 for the building of the Grand
Lake Levee at Vicksburg. The
main levee will be 4 feet above the
high water marks of 'S7.
A new railroad is in prospect from
Jackson to Birmingham, Ala, via
Macon, and Tuscaloosa, Ala; also a
line from Houston, Texas, across
Louisiana to Vidalia on the Missis-
sippi.